CVE-2026-13107
CVE-2026-13107 — Multiple secuirty vulnerabilies addressed with IBM Business Automation Workflow August 2026
IBM Business Automation Workflow containers and traditional may use programming model artifacts that are vulnerable to XML Entity Injection attacks by default.
Published Updated Sources: IBM (CNA), GitHub, SOCRadar CTI
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.
Exploitation
Reported
not confirmed by CISA
EPSS
0%
ahead of 0% of scored CVEs
CVSS base
7.1
high
Remediation
The vendor's own words where we have them.
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now. Affected Product(s)Version(s)Remediation / FixIBM Business Automation Workflow containersV26.0.0 - V26.0.0-IF001Apply container 26.0.0-IF002 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/readme-ibm-business-automation-workflow-containers-26000-interim-fixes IBM Business Automation Workflow traditionalV26.0.0 - V26.0.0-IF001Apply traditional 26.0.0-IF002 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/readme-ibm-business-automation-workflow-26000-interim-fixes IBM Business Automation Workflow containersV25.0.0 - V25.0.0-IF005Apply container 25.0.0-IF006 https://…
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record's own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found.
- Identify exposed assets running affected vendor/product/version combinations.
- Prioritize based on EPSS, PoC availability, and external exposure.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors, authentication anomalies, or suspicious child processes matching the vulnerability class.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and version as the advisories word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Business Automation Workflow containers and traditional | 26.0.0 to <= 26.0.0 Interim Fix 001 | Vulnerable |
| IBM | Business Automation Workflow containers and traditional | 25.0.0 to <= 25.0.0 Interim Fix 005 | Vulnerable |
| IBM | Business Automation Workflow containers and traditional | 24.0.1 to <= 24.0.1 Interim Fix 008 | Vulnerable |
| IBM | Business Automation Workflow containers and traditional | 24.0.0 to <= 24.0.0 Interim Fix 009 | Vulnerable |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Availability
Low
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Scope
Unchanged
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Privileges Req
Low
User Interaction
None
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | CVSS 3.1 | high | — | — | IBM (CNA) |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
What this weakness leads to
MITRE's own consequences and mitigations for the weakness class — the authority's wording, not guidance derived from the CVSS vector.
CWE-611 · Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
- Read Application Data
- Read Files or Directories
- Bypass Protection Mechanism
- DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU)
Mitigation: Many XML parsers and validators can be configured to disable external entity expansion.::
Weakness & attack patterns
- CWE-611XML External Entity Reference
Attack patterns reported against this CVE. The ATT&CK techniques below are inferred from its weakness class.
Public exploit
Capability, not use: code existing is a different claim from anyone running it.
Repositories
5
1 of the 5 sampled are weaponized
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not rules we have tested.
- Prioritize edge telemetry for network-reachable Business Automation Workflow containers and traditional.
- Monitor for scanner or exploit-pattern traffic after 5 public PoC repositories were reported.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first — with the readings a source repeats on a schedule counted underneath rather than listed.
- 2026
Added · CVSS 3.1 7.1 (AV:N)
Sep 14, 2026 · NVD
Initial · CVE published
Sep 14, 2026 · NVD
CVE published by MITRE.
Sep 14, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
References
1 on the record
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7285930
Vendor Advisory
Elsewhere on this site
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record1
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-13107 is Multiple secuirty vulnerabilies addressed with IBM Business Automation Workflow August 2026, a high vulnerability affecting Business Automation Workflow containers and traditional from IBM. The current evidence does not list it in CISA KEV, and the exploit status is: Exploitation is reported, but no independent confirmation is available in the sources we have. Public exploit evidence is: 5 public PoC repositories reported; 1 marked weaponized in current dataset. The affected-version evidence is listed in the key facts and affected products tables. Defenders should first verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run those versions, then apply vendor patches or mitigations, restrict reachable attack surface, and preserve logs for detection review. CVSS 7.1 describes technical severity, while EPSS 0% helps estimate near-term exploit likelihood; neither replaces asset context. Unknown fields should remain explicit in tickets, and threat actor, IOC, victimology, or payload claims should not be added unless a cited source supports them. Monitor CISA KEV, vendor advisories, NVD changes, public PoC repositories, and internal telemetry for update triggers.